Pro athletes played on tough round of put put out at Pebble Beach on Tuesday. The Chevron Shootout pairs celebrity athletes with some of the top golfers at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for an afternoon of fun.

The stem themed mini-golf game raises money charity and gives a fans a chance to see their favorite players up close.

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Out for the fun on Tuesday was the man being called the hottest golfer around, Dustin Johnson.

“It works for me I guess,” said Johnson about the title.

Johnson is currently ranked World No. 1 but he said it is going to take more than a fun title to win Pebble.

“I am going to have to do everything right this week, you know the whole game is going to have to work really good if I am going to win,” he said.

Baseball’s MVP Justin Verlander also showed up for the shootout. The Houston Astros’ pitcher said he is still basking in the glory of the 2017 World Series win and the best year of his life.

“It’s been a pretty epic run, you know from getting married to you know being here and all of the work outs in between,” he said.

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Justin Verlander at the Chevron Shootout.

Verlander was golfing for the first time in front of his boss, Houston Astros owner, Jim Crane.

“If he doesn’t play well I am going to bring somebody else out here, I’m just kidding. It’s kind of like the way it is when you play baseball you’ve got to pitch good,” Crane said.

Both Crane and Verlander were popular with the crowd in Giants Country after defeating the Dodgers in the World Series.

In addition to watching his star pitcher, Crane also brought the World Series Trophy to display for the morning. The Tiffany designed trophy has mostly been touring in the Houston area since January.

“The city had never won a baseball championship, so that was the first one in 56 years, so the fans were elated with it, and we were just happy to get it done for the fans,” he said about the win.

Verlander’s new bride, supermodel Kate Upton, has not been spotted at Pebble Beach this year but Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers did bring his new girlfriend Danica Patrick.

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Danica Patrick at AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm

Rodgers who is from Chico and played at University of California Berkley said it was good to be back in Northern California this week.

“I have a lot of friends that are in the Bay Area and when the weather is like this, man keep coming back every year,” he said.

At the end of the day Rodgers and his teammate golfer Vaughn Taylor were declared the winners of the tournament and Cheveron had handed out $100,000 to charity.

PRO ATHLETES PLAYED ONE TOUGH COURSE OF PUT PUT TODAY.

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THE STEM THEMED CHEVRON SHOOTOUT GIVING FANS A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS.

<NICK STARK 18:50 larry fitzgerald probably …CUT 18:55 Well he is a funny guy and I like to see his commercials and I love to see his commercials.>

OUT FOR THE FUN -- THE MAN BEING CALLED THE HOTTEST GOLFER AROUND.

<DUSTIN JOHNSON 20:26 It works for me I guess>

WORLD NUMBER DUSTIN JOHNSON SAYS IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN A TITLE TO WIN PEBBLE.

<DUSTIN JOHNSON 20:28 I am going to have to do everything right this week, you know the whole game is going to have to work really good if I am going to win>

BASEBALL’S MVP – JUSTIN VERLANDER – ALSO SHOWED UP FOR THE SHOOTOUT.

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GOLFING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRONT OF HIS BOSS – HOUSTON ASTROS OWNER JIM CRANE.

<JIM CRANE 22:54 if he doesn’t play well I am going to bring somebody else out here … I’m just kidding it’s kind of like the way it is when you play baseball you gotta pitch good.>

BOTH CRANE AND VERLANDER BASKING IN THE GLORY OF THEIR WORLD SERIES WINNING SEASON.

<JUSTIN VERLANDER 56:24 it’s been a pretty epic run, you know from getting married to you know being here and all of the work outs in between>

VERLANDER’S NEW BRIDE KATE UPTON HASN’T BEEN SPOTTED AT THE PRO-AM BUT AARON RODGERS DID BRING HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND – FORMER RACECAR DRIVER DANICA PATRICK TO VISIT HIS OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.

<AARON RODGERS 58:25 Being a Cal player I have some really good memories from my two years there 58:30 I have a lot of friends that are in the Bay Area and when the weather is like this man – keep coming back every year.>

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IN THE END IT WAS AARON RODGERS AND VAUGH TAYLOR WHO WON THE SHOOTOUT TAKING HOME $40,000 FOR THEIR CHARITIES – EVERYONE ELSE TOOK HOME 20 GRAND FROM CHEVRON.